The latest consumer electronic gadgets

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The International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off in Las Vegas with all the latest tech gizmos on display. Here are some of the new products attracting attention of the 150,000 show attendees.

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Oculus Rift

Show attendees play a video game wearing Oculus Rift headsets at the Intel booth. The headset allows users to immerse themselves in three-dimensional video game environments for a virtual reality experience.

2

Curved phone

LG reveals its new Galaxy Flex Smartphone, which features a curved display. The device is being touted as the first step in the smartphone's evolution from a rectangle that doesn't bend into a device that someday will be able to roll up like a scroll or fold like a wallet. The G Flex is a long way from reaching that goal. Besides a concave screen, the G Flex's other distinguishing features are a curved battery and a special coating designed to automatically repair minor scratches to the exterior.

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Glass speaker

A glass speaker called Clio, produced by ClearView Audio, uses a single piece of curved millimeter-thick acrylic glass that sits on a dock which vibrates it in a finely tuned way so that it can play music. It works with Bluetooth streaming and with a 3.5 millimeter jack.

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4

Driverless shuttle

French company Induct showed off the first driverless vehicle to be commercially available in the U.S. The Navia shuttle isn't ready for U.S. street traffic yet, but this standing-room-only shuttle can transport up to 10 people from point to point on university campuses or in airport parking lots at speeds topping out at 12.5 mph. It even charges itself wirelessly. At $250,000 per vehicle, it's not likely to make car aficionados' hearts skip a beat.

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Connected car

Qualcomm, along with many other manufacturers, is pushing the connected car theme this year. Qualcomm's Gobi embedded mobile wireless solution allows many devices to communicate in 4G LTE. Jaguar Land Rover introduced a system that ports apps from the smartphone to the dashboard. AT&T said it would allow GM cars to be added to shared data plans. Automotive companies have been working for years to give customers access to technology they want safely, without distracting drivers in the process.

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Curved TVs

Samsung showed off its new new line of curved TVs. With these sets, the curve is not slight. It aims to mimic the experience of a movie theater. The giant of Samsung’s curved TV lineup is a 105-inch model with 11 million pixels that reportedly costs more than $100,000. Samsung hasn’t released pricing and won’t say when the TVs will be in stores. The company also displayed curved UltraHD 4K TVs in smaller sizes, ranging from 55 inches to 78 inches.

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Core wristband

The new Core wristband to use in conjunction with Sony's new Lifelog app., which allows users to track aspects of their lives such as motions and even emotions. There are already much wearable tech available in the market. But this week, several companies unveiled wearable devices that are easier to use, extend battery life, and tap into the power of gestures, social networks and cloud computing.

8

What a racket

The new Tennis Sensor rackets allow users to analyze their game. It connects to the end of your tennis racket and detects the motion of the racket as it hits the ball. It doesn’t have a ship date yet.

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9

Hydrogen car

Toyota vice president and general manager Bob Carter shows off Toyota's FCV hydrogen electric concept car. The car uses hydrogen as fuel for a battery and emits only water vapor as exhaust. Toyota said the car will go on sale in the U.S. in 2015. Rival automakers Hyundai and Honda have also said they'd start selling cars with that technology in the U.S. that year. The Japanese automaker said it will focus on selling cars in California at first.

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10

Joey

Dish Network unveiled a new digital recorder system that can record eight TV shows at once and can be controlled by voice. The eight-show system involves Dish's Hopper DVR and a new Super Joey add-on box for separate rooms. The catch is that four of those shows have to be from the broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.

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4K Lite

Japanese electronics maker Sharp is bridging the gap between expensive 4K TVs and HD versions with an in-between solution that's also priced in the middle. According to Sharp, the Quattron+ televisions have 16 million subpixels, versus 8 million for its Quattron line and 6 million for HD. It's a middle ground before stepping up to a 4K TV, also known as "ultra HD," which has 24 million subpixels.

12

3D MFP

The new 3D MFP from Ortery Technologies Inc. is an office photography machine with 3D modeling and photography automation.

13

Lumix GX7

The new Panasonic Lumix GX7 is an enthusiast-focused mirrorless camera. The 16 megapixel camera has a tilting 3-inch touchscreen and tilt-up viewfinder.

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14

Galaxy Tab Pro

Nanda Ramachandran, vice president of Samsung Telecommunications America, introduces the Galaxy Tab Pro tablet computer. It has a 12.2-inch screen and an eight-megapixel camera. It will be released in the first quarter of this year.

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15

Ascend Mate 2

Huawei, China's largest cellphone manufacturer, is releasing a phone that can be thought of as the inflight refueling system of the mobile world: it can be used to recharge other phones. The huge size of the Ascend Mate -- with a 6.1-inch screen -- provides space for a large battery, with roughly three times the amount of energy stored in an iPhone battery. The first Ascend Mate was not sold in the U.S. but a spokesman said the Mate2 would reach U.S. shores.

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EyeLock

EyeLock produces iris-based identity authentication products allowing users to use their eyes as their passwords on computers. The company says its Myris Iris Scanner provides 1-in-2-trillion security. The device is a mouse-sized scanner that sits next to your computer. When you hit a password-protected website you’re set up, you look into the scanner and it grants you access.

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Sphero

Attendees play with Sphero robot balls on a game table. The balls are controlled with an app on an iOS or Android mobile device via Bluetooth wireless, allowing users to play a number of multi-player games.